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{{nihongo|'''Magus'''|魔王|Maō|"Maoh" in the Japanese version, literally "demon king"}} is the dark mage waging war against the [[Kingdom of Guardia]] in [[600 A.D.]] Magus was originally {{nihongo|'''Janus'''|ジャキ|Jaki|"Jaki" in the Japanese version}}, the young prince of [[Zeal]] in [[Antiquity ]](12,000 BC). He is portrayed as brooding, potent, gloomy, and indomitably ambitious, especially in regards to finding his sister, [[Schala]].

In [http://images.wikia.com/chrono/images/2/23/Janus_and_Alfador.png this] FMV, it is clear that Janus has bright green eyes. Magus' eyes are red, most likely because red eyes denote that a person is evil.

Janus is about the same height as the various Imps in the game, whereas Magus is the tallest playable character. Janus also has very little muscle, while Magus is shown in [http://images.wikia.com/chrono/images/a/a5/Magus2.png his official artwork] with rather formidable muscle mass.

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Magus appears in ''[[Radical Dreamers]]'' as '''Gil''', a shadowy and handsome member of the Radical Dreamers thieving group. He is depicted as masked and mysterious, though gentle and cultured.<ref>{{cite video game | title=Radical Dreamers | developer=[[Square Co.]] | publisher=Demiforce (fan translation) | date=2005 | platform =Satellaview | language=English |quote='''Serge''': The top half of his face is covered with a mask at all times. I've never even seen what he really looks like. At times, it seems as though I'm hanging around someone from another world -- traveling with this pack is definitely an interesting experience. Kid's quiet about her past too, but it's like I know her entire life story compared to how little I know about Magil.}}</ref> He has the ability to slip in and out of the shadows of the night at will.<ref name="magil-shadows">{{cite video game | title=Radical Dreamers | developer=[[Square Co.]] | publisher=Demiforce (fan translation) | date=2005 | platform =Satellaview | language=English |quote='''Vera''': From what I've heard, this mysterious figure who could allegedly slip in and out of the shadows was the subject of many whispers throughout the manor, long after this incident had come to pass.}}</ref> Magus as Gil was also slated to appear in ''[[Chrono Cross]]''.  

However, as development of the game progressed, designers decided it would be too difficult to integrate his complex story into the plot.<ref name="gameprointerview">{{cite web | date=2000-10-17 | title=GamePro: Interview with Chrono Cross Developers | url=http://gamepro.org/sony/psx/games/features/7033.shtml | work=[http://www.chronocompendium.com/Term/GamePro_Interview.html Chrono Compendium] | accessdaymonth=2 July | accessyear=2006}}</ref> His character, renamed [[Guile]] (Alf in the Japanese version, possibly in reference to Magus' former pet cat Alfador), was thus altered to remove his Magus identity and was left in with no back-story, existing merely as a competent magician seeking enigma in the islands of El Nido. ''Missing Piece'' includes a number of discarded character designs for Guile, including one which is more-or-less analogous to Magus' appearance in ''Chrono Trigger'' (cloak, pointed ears, etc.), as well as one in which he appears as a teenage boy. As it stands, Magus is only mentioned in a letter to Kid from Lucca, in which she assures Kid not to worry as "Janus" is probably watching over her.<ref name="janus-lucca-letter">{{cite video game | title=Chrono Cross | developer=[[Square Co.]] | publisher=[[Square Co.]] | date=2000 | platform =PlayStation | language=English |quote='''Lucca''': I'm not the slightest bit worried about you, Kid! I know that, no matter what happens, '"he"' will always be there looking out for you! Or perhaps he has already found you and is there by your side as you read this? If so, hello, Janus! Please take good care of my '"little sister"' for me!}}</ref> Gil appears in ''Chrono Cross'' only in an easter egg designating the events of ''Radical Dreamers'' as having taken place in an alternate dimension. In the English version of this easter egg, Gil is referred to as "Magil".

File:Janus and Alfador.png|Janus and Alfador(FMV)